Ford F-150 Complaints (1997)

2,758 consumer complaints on file.

#731710September 17, 2000
TIRES
THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL TIRES AND THEY DEVELOPED SEVERE SIDE WALL CRACKING. EVENTUALLY THEY WENT FLAT. I WENT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND HE ACTED AMAZED, HE SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. HE WOULDN'T ADJUST THEM, BUT OFFERED ME A GOOD DEAL ON A NEW SET OF WIDERNESS AT P255/70R16 DOT VNCU . NOW THESE ARE CRACKING AROUND THE SIDE WALLS AND THE DEALER WANTS TO ADJUST THEM WITH NEW FIRESTONES. I SAID NO THANK YOU. THESE TIRES ARE PRACTICALLY NEW AND THEY CRACKED, WHY WOULD I TRUST ANOTHER SET! THE DEALER AND DISTRIBUTOR FOR FIRESTONE CLAIM THAT IS ALL THEY CAN DO FOR THESE SIZES.( DOT NUMBER: W208 TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731711September 17, 2000
TIRES
SIDE WALL CRACKING,DEALER WANTS TO ADJUST WITH NEW FIRESTONES. THESE ARE PRACTICALLY NEW AND THEY ARE CRACKING, WHY WOULD ANOTHER SET BE ANY BETTER. THIS IS THE SECOND SET OF FIRESTONES THAT HAVE CRACKED.( DOT NUMBER: VNCU TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731723September 17, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES A WATERY OR WHINY NOISE WHEN TURNING. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHERS ABOUT THIS VIA INTERNET BULLETIN BOARDS AND IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. SOME HAVE HAD THEIR ENTIRE COLUMN REPLACED AND STILL HAVE A PROBLEM. ONE PERSON I SPOKE TO SAID THERE WAS A TSB IN EFFECT AND THAT THE TIE-ROD WAS THE CULPRIT. HE FURTHER STATED THAT FORD WAS ON BACK-ORDER FOR THAT PART AND THAT IT WAS A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT LISTED ON YOUR SITE AS A RECALL AND MY WARRANTY PERIOD IS UP. I HAVE GONE TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE HAD NO HELP IN DIAGNOSING AND SOLVING THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731733September 17, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
STRUCTURAL CRACK IN DOOR AROUND WINDOW. THIS MAY LEAD TO DOOR LOCK FAILURE SINCE THE DOOR IS NOW THUMPING A LITTLE ON OPENING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731611September 16, 2000
TIRES:BEAD
THE RAISED WHITE LETTERING ON THE SIDES OF ALL 4 TIRES HAVE SPLITS IN THEM AND THE CORDS ARE SHOWING( DOT NUMBER: VN 08 TIRE SIZE: 23570R 16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731585September 15, 2000
TIRES
FORD DEALER INFORMED ME THAT TIRES WERE SEPERATING. I REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. SPARE IS STILL SAME TIRES AS ORIGINAL. SPARE HAS W208 CODE *AK( DOT NUMBER: W208 TIRE SIZE: P23570R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731416September 14, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY DOING 65MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRUCK STARTED OUT OF CONTROL I PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CHECKED EVERYTHING AND COULDNT SEE ANY PROBLEMS.I RESUMED SPEED UP TO 65 AND IT STARTED JUMPING ALL OVER THE ROAD AGAIN.I REDUCED THE SPEED TO 45MPH AND ACME HOME.THE FOLLOWING MONDAY I HEARD ABOUT THE TIRE PROBLEMS THAT FIRESTONE WAS HAVING SO I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A SERVICE STATION AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL 4 TIRES TREAD WAS SEPERATING AND I NEEDED NEW TIRES,I TRIER CALLING FORD AND FIRESTONE TO NO AVAIL,ALL LINES STAYED BUSY.I FINALLY E MAILED THEM AND THEIR REPLY WAS THAT THEY WERE NOT RECALLING 16 INCH TIRES AT ALL.I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE FIRESTONE STORE AND THEY FOCUMENTED THAT THE TIRES WERE SEPERATING AND THEY WOULD EXCHANGE THEM FOR NEW FIRESTONE TIRES FOR $495.00.I HAVE GONE TO A MICHELIN TIRE STORE AND BOUGHT NEW TIRES.MY OLD TIRES HAD PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT BECAUSE I DRIVE VERRY SAFE,I AM 71 YEARS OLD AND WAS AFRAID TO PUT FIRESTONES BACK ON THE TRUCK.I KEPT THE TIRES AND ALL THE DOCUMENTATION FROM EVERYONE.PEOPLE CANT AFFORD TO SPEND THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY CHECK ON TIRES INSTEAD OF FOOD.THESE TIRES SHOULD BE RECALLED AT LEAST ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS SOLVED AND PEOPLE GET THEIR MONEY BACK FROM HAVING TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE TIRES.I AM ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES THAT LIVED TO TELL ABOUT IT.PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE,SINCERELY,TOMMY WAGES( DOT NUMBER: W208 TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731445September 14, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
BACK IN MAY WE HAD A FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT DEVELOPED A SPOT ON THE TREAD AND QUICKLY THE STEEL BELTS COULD BE SEEN COMING THROUGH. IT HAD SORT OF A LUMP TO BEGIN WITH. A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, WE NOTICED THE OTHER BACK TIRE DOING THE SAME THING. IT HAS ABOUT 44000 MILES ON IT.*AK( DOT NUMBER: UNK TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731458September 14, 2000
TIRES
TIRES IN THIS FAILURE ARE NOT ON THE RECALL LIST BUT ARE FIRESTONE. I WAS CONCERNED SO I INSPECTED THE TIRES. MY VISUAL INSPECTION OF ALL 4 TIRES INDICATED THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD WIRE BELT EDGES STICKING THROUGH THE CASING. [I PUT ABOUT 20 PRICKS IN MY HAND FEELING THE INSIDE EDGE] I COULD L PUT MY HAND UNDER THE TREAD AND PULL THE IT AWAY FROM THE TIRE. I REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES BECAUSE OF THE SIMILARITY TO TIRES ON RECALL. AFTER MANY CALLS TO FIRESTONE, CALLS TO FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE HEADQUARTERS, VISITS TO DEALERS, CALLS TO FORD, I HAVE RECEIVED NO SATISFACTION OR OFFERS TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE FAILURE. ONE FIRESTONE DEALER SAID IT WAS BECAUSE FORD FAILED TO INSTRUCT CUSTOMERS ON PROPER ALIGNMENT INTERVALS. ANOTHER SAID IT WAS AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. WHEN I ASKED HOW MUCH COULD CAUSE THE PROBLEM HE SAID .25 INCHES. I SHOWED HIM THE ALIGNMENT I HAD DONE ON REPLACEMENT WHICH WAS ONLY OUT 0.05 INCHES. HE THEN COMMENTED THAT THE OTHER FRONT TIRE WAS WITHIN BUT AT THE HIGH END OF THE TOLERANCE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: W2081PT197 TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 ) *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731463September 14, 2000
TIRES
I TRIED TO SUBMIT THIS BUT GOT A MESSAGE THAT WEG SITE WAS UNAVAILABLE. BUT ON RETRYING GOT A MESSAGE ALREADY SUBMITTED, BUT OBVIOUSLY NOT SO. THE TIRES ARE NOT ON RECALL. I INSPECTED THEM ALL ANYWAY. THE LEFT FRONT HAD WIRE BELT EDGES STICKING THROUGH THE CASING. I HAD ABOUT 20 PRICKS IN MY HAND FROM FEELING. I COULD PUT MY HAD UNDER THE TREAD AND PULL IT AWAY FROM THE CASING. I REPLACED ALL 4. I CALLED, FIRESTONE, FIRESTONE-BRIDGESONE HEADQUARTERS, FORD, THE FORD DEALER, TWO FIRESTONE DEALERS AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED SATISFACTION. ONE DEALER SAID [ON THE PHONE] THAT THE FAULT WAS FORD'S BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T TELL THEIR CUSTOMERS TO ALIGN THE WHEELS OFTEN ENOUGH. THE OTHER DEALER INSPECTED THE TIRE AND SAID THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO ALIGNMENT. I ASKED HOW MUCH WOULD CAUSE THE PROBLEM AND HE REPLIED 1/4". I SHOWED HIM THE ALIGNMENT DATA AT 0.05" OUT AND HE SAID THAT THE OTHER FRONT, ALTHOUGH WITHIN SPEC WAS AT THE HIGH END. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2081PT197 TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 ) *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731322September 13, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FOUND NAIL ENTERED TIRE , TURNED SIDEWAYS AND LODGED IN A "POCKET" UNDER TREAD. I WAS ABLE TO DISLODGE THE NAIL EASILY WITHOUT TOOLS. LOOKS, TO ME, LIKE START OF TREAD SEPARATION. THIS TIRE FOUND ON CONSUMER ADVISORY FOR ANOTHER SIZE.( DOT NUMBER: W2081PT466 TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731354September 13, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR NEAR THE LOWER REAR CORNER OF THE WINDOW IS CRACKING. I WENT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE SEEN A LOT OF F150S DOING THE SAME THING BUT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME BECAUSE MY TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731358September 13, 2000
TIRES
FAILURE WAS SUDDEN AND CATASTROPHIC. BY THE TIME I REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THERE WASNT ANY TIRE LEFT. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING VISIBLE ON THE ROAD AND I WAS PAYING ATTENTION AS I WAS PASSING A SEMI. *AK( DOT NUMBER: NOT KNOWN TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731224September 13, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ON BOTH LEFT & RIGHT DOORS THERE IS A SMALL CRACK OR SPLIT IN THE IN THE SHEET METAL LOCATED TO THE BACK SIDE & JUST ABOVE THE LOWER PORTION OF THE WINDOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554549September 12, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
THE DRIVESHAFT WAS REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900281September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ARE WE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT TIRES BLOWING OUT FOR THESE VEHICLE? ANY WARRANTY CLAIM? THE TIRE IN QUESTION IS A FIRESTONE P235-70R16101045. (CLAIM# 43-R491-464) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900174September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE: TREAD CAME OFF AND DAMAGED TRUCK. (CLAIM# 18-0408-033) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900175September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE TREADS CAME OFF FIRESTONE TIRE ON I.V. AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO FENDER & MUFFLER. A. 390 CLAIM. S. POSSIBLE. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT P235/70R16 104S LOST TREAD AND DAMAGED PICK-UP. NI AND HE STATED THTA THE TIRE IS IN THE BACK OF TRUCK AND THAT THE TIRE HAD 35,000 MILES ON IT AND IS TWO YEARS ONLY, NI HAS STATED THAT HE WAS REVIEWED INFORMATION ON LAWSUIT PENDING ON TIRE OVER THE INTERNET ON THE SAME TIRE, NI WENT TO FIRESTONE AND THEY REFUSED TO ASSIST NI, NI COULD NOT GIVE MAKE OR MODEL OF TIRE, MOVED TO F/O FOR HANDLING. (CLAIM# 53-C581-678) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900176September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE: TIRE FAILURE-INSURED ADVISED TIRE BLEW. INSURED LOST CONROL OF VEHICEL, HIT ANOTHER CAR AND THEN A TELEPHONE POLE. WILDERNESS HT P235/70/R16 TIRE. (CLAIM# 43-R535-077) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#6900179September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE BLEW OUT AND VEHICLE ROLLED. TIRE IS 255/70-16. POLICYHOLDER CALLED CONCERNING ANY SUB AGAINST FIRESTONE. TIRES INVLOVED ARE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES, SIZE 255/70-16(STEEL BELTED RADIAL). (CLAIM# 33-0235-399) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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